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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Every biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biochemistry program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and has a total student population of 32,441.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology section at the bottom of this page.

UT Rio Grande Valley Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biochemistry

UT Rio Grande Valley Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

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Biochemistry Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biochemistry majors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

UT Rio Grande Valley Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Program

42% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biochemistry program at UT Rio Grande Valley awarded 12 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 58% of these degrees went to men with the other 42% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in biochemistry each year. UT Rio Grande Valley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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In the biochemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 61% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a master's in biochemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Biochemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in biochemistry can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Medical Scientists 5,240 $72,260
Biological Science Professors 4,470 $99,940
Natural Sciences Managers 2,620 $127,270
Biological Scientists 2,100 $80,900
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1,380 $88,680

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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